[opendtv] Re: Freeview business model
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:38:39 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>> So why don't you work that with BE? Pay them a fixed fee,
>> and see if you can't increase your profit?
>
> That's an interesting idea, however, it is not their business
> model. They have the infrastructure to sell the advertising
> - my leverage is how well I can attract readers, and
> advertisers that request placement adjacent to my columns.
Bravo. You have just explained why cable systems in the US pay
broadcasters instead of vice versa, as you keep advocating. "It's an
interesting idea, but it's not their business model."
> No Bert, you are the one who is missing the point. The
> Freeview model is the same as the U.S. commercial broadcast
> model, with the exception that broadcasters each operate
> their own facilities in the U.S.
No, Craig, you are talking around in circles.
Your question was how come broadcasters in the UK pay millions to
Freeview to carry their content, whereas broadcasters in the US expect
payment from the cable companies to carry their content.
You answered your own question. "It's their business model."
As to government regulation, you will have to do a lot of mental
gymnastics to prove that govt regulation of TV is more here than it is
in Europe.
Bert
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